John Waite (footballer)

John Aidan Waite (16 January 1942 – 3 April 2016) was an English professional football player and manager. He played for Grimsby Town, Gainsborough Trinity and Keelby, and managed Immingham Town.[1][2]

John Waite
Personal information
Full name John Aidan Waite
Date of birth (1942-01-16)16 January 1942
Place of birth Wellingore, Lincolnshire, England
Date of death 3 April 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 74)
Playing position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Grimsby Town 8 (1)
Gainsborough Trinity
Keelby
Teams managed
Immingham Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Waite was born on 16 January 1942 in Wellingore, Lincolnshire, and raised in Grimsby. His father Reg taught English to girls at Wintringham Grammar School (now Oasis Academy).[3] His mother Betty was of the Steel family, who believed John got his athleticism from her brothers, Jack and Walter, Wellingore football players in the 1930s.[4]

Waite also played cricket during the summer months. He bowled for several teams, including Lincolnshire Colts, Cleethorpes Town, British Titan Products and Lindsey Oil Refinery.[3]

Waite also wrote a weekly column for the Grimsby Telegraph. He also reported live on running matches on local radio.[5]

Waite married his childhood sweetheart Susan Dale, who lived in the same neighborhood, in 1963. They had two children, Sally and Mark, the latter a professional soccer coach in the United States.[3] Waite died on 3 April 2016. He was 74.[2][3]

References
  1. "GRIMSBY TOWN : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. "Former Grimsby Town player John Waite passes away". Grimsby Telegraph. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. "Tributes to ex-Mariner and fine all-round sportsman". Grimsby Telegraph. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. "This Sporting Life: John Waite". minchinsofbourton.co.uk. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2016. John's Granny and Grandad Steel said he took after 'Our Jack' – his Uncle Jack, a strong and talented football player shown here in the middle of the 1934-35 team in Wellingore, the Lincolnshire village where John was born eight years later. John's Uncle Walter is centre front row.
  5. "R.I.P. John Waite". Grimsby Town F.C. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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